quenched

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Quenched by my power when I assail The glory of his might shall fail, As stars before the sun grow dim And yield their feeble light to him.”

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)

Quenched now the old effervescence; the Seventy-three locked in ward; once noisy Friends of the Girondins sunk all into silent men of the Plain, called even 'Frogs of the Marsh,' Crapauds du Marais!

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

Quenched in some places, the flame burned up brightly and beautifully in others.

From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William

Quenched are the voice of joy, The voice of gladness, The sound of flute playing, And the song of the maidens.

From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan

Good the water which they bore,   Plenteously it flowed, Quenched his thirst, but, ah, no more   Eased his bosom's load!

From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by MacDonald, George